You Don't Really Know Me: Why Mothers And Daughters Fight, And How Both Can Win

Mothers and teenage daughters argue more than any other child-parent pair - on average every two-and-a-half days. These quarrels, Apter shows, are attempts to negotiate changes in a relationship that is valued by both mothers and daughters. Through case studies and conversations between mothers and daughters, Apter shows mothers how to interpret the meanings behind a daughter's angry words and how to emerge from arguments with a new closeness.